Living in Central York

In Central York, unemployment is 10.7% (2021).

Central York's population was 3,317 at the end of 2021. The city recorded a population density of 8.2 people per km² at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population3,317people31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,309EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent1,046EUR/month30 Jun 2026Regional figureOfficial source · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents

Unemployment rate10.7%country median 8.4% — 27% aboveOfficial source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Recorded crime5,734incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Central York?

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Housing and cost

The share of renter households spending 30% or more on housing reached 7.1% at the end of 2021. Central York recorded 1,477 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Central York. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁷Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	7.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Dwellings	1,477 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,046 EUR/month	30 Jun 2026	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents²Official · regional context

Is Central York a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–57%

Family53%strong on housing, weak on education · range 42–64%

Retirement44%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 31–57%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Central York?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca¹³

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Central York is 10.7%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Central York 10.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,309 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹²Official
Unemployment rate	10.7 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Central York?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents · 2026-06-30	− €1,046
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Central York. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Central York. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Central York?

Police recorded 5,734 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesCentral York highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,734 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Central York's nearest airport was YFC, 33 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	33 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YFC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Central York. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −9.8°C in January to 18.9°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.61 · Feb 11.73 · Mar 21.97 · Apr 24.01 · May 28.45 · Jun 31.73 · Jul 31.46 · Aug 31.62 · Sep 30.54 · Oct 24.96 · Nov 18.31 · Dec 14.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -33.86 · Feb -31.61 · Mar -27.7 · Apr -15.69 · May -3.21 · Jun 0.85 · Jul 7.38 · Aug 5.33 · Sep -0.94 · Oct -6 · Nov -15.13 · Dec -28.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.83 · Feb -8.73 · Mar -3.53 · Apr 3.7 · May 10.22 · Jun 15.32 · Jul 18.87 · Aug 18.13 · Sep 14.07 · Oct 7.52 · Nov 1.02 · Dec -5.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The total area of Central York was 403.7 km² at the end of 2021. Central York recorded a median age of 47.2 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Central York?

The published population was 3,317 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	403.7 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population density	8.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁸Official
Population	3,317 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official

International community in Central York

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	95	100.0%
Europe	45	47.4%
Americas	30	31.6%
United States of America	20	21.1%
Germany	20	21.1%
Croatia	10	10.5%
United Kingdom	10	10.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	3,320	100.0%
Canadian citizens	3,290	99.1%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	2,615	78.8%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	675	20.3%
Not Canadian citizens	25	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	3,315	100.0%
Single responses	3,300	99.5%
Official languages	3,295	99.4%
English	3,255	98.2%
French	40	1.2%
Multiple responses	15	0.5%
English and French	10	0.3%
Non-official languages	10	0.3%
Non-Indigenous languages	10	0.3%
Indo-European languages	10	0.3%
English and non-official language(s)	5	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Balto-Slavic languages	5	0.2%
Slavic languages	5	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	2.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Median age	47.2 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Central York

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Central York from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Central York

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Central York, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Princeville3,167 residents Butternut Valley3,527 residents Saint-Michel3,672 residents La Ronge2,892 residents Beausoleil4,332 residents Dorchester4,355 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Central York when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Central York?

The published population was 3,317 people in May 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.

How safe is Central York?

What is the unemployment rate in Central York?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2021). Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

What is the typical salary around Central York?

The median gross salary is 2,309 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Central York a good place to live?

Central York may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Central York?

Douglas is near Central York. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Central York?

The official country of birth distribution records 45 people (47.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Central York, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7ab58584ab504e34c7f60296a5b0b7cf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/central-york/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Central York, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average asking rents www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-10-06
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-24
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
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